caution

/kˈɔːʃən/

/ˈkɑʃən/, /ˈkɔʃən/

Caution

avertissement

a piece of advice or a warning

Synonymes : caveat

to caution

MAIN VERB

avertir

to warn someone of something that could be difficult or dangerous

Synonymes : admonish

Exemples

1. The archbishop cautioned the cardinal to beware of a man of one book who bases all of his arguments solely on a single reference.

2. He threw caution to the winds and rang the bell of the ground-floor flat.

3. We chose to err on the side of caution when planning our investments.

4. As a parent, I knew that there was a thin line between panic and caution.